People have to consider masks as part of their life...
The DDMA may consider its earlier decision to lift the fine on not wearing the face masks in public places as a lot of people have stopped using them despite the increase in infections.
The capital on Thursday further 325 Covid - 19 circumstances on Thursday, a marginal rise from 299 the prior day, at the same time as officers conscious of the make a distinction stated the Delhi Disaster Administration Authority (DDMA) is likely to convene a meeting on Wednesday, April 20 to discuss the pandemic situation in the national capital.
According to the reports, the officials may also discuss the mask rules, making it mandatory for everyone. The health department of Delhi government, in order on April 2, had said that fines will not be imposed for not wearing face masks in public places.
As per the official notice, the meeting will take place at 11am on April 20. The ongoing vaccination programme in the national capital will also be discussed.
Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, cheif minister Arvind Kejriwal, revenue minister Kailash Gahlot, health minister Satyendar Jain, Dr VK Paul of NITI Aayog, Prof Balram Bhargav of ICMR, Dr Sujit Kumar Singh, director of NCDC, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director AIIMS, and other experts are likely to attend the DDMA meeting.
The fresh cases came on the back of 13,576 tests, of which 2.39% samples returned positive results. The test positivity rate dipped slightly from 2.49% on Wednesday. The capital recorded an average of 201 cases each day over the past seven days, against an average of 120 a week ago.
CM Kejriwal has also so far downplayed the Covid threat. In a public function on Thursday, the Delhi CM said, "There is no need to panic right now because hospital admissions are still not rising."
The Center, even so, has taken pay attention to rise within the amount of Covid - 19 circumstances, within the Union wellbeing and health secretary Rajesh Bhushan creating previous 7 days to Delhi and 4 different states - Maharastra, Kerala, Haryana and Mizoram - which have been contributing probably the most circumstances to India's tally.
In his letter, Bhushan requested the 4 situation governments to maintain a inflexible vigilance and underlined the necessity to proceed on monitoring the spike and undertake the required steps for immediate and highly effective administration of the pandemic.
The mask mandate was junked on April 02, through an order issued by the health and family welfare department. However, DDMA stressed that it does not endorse people not wearing masks, officials said. It has directed authorities to carry out campaigns to promote mask - wearing.
"People had accepted masks as part of their life, and most were wearing it. DDMA's move was taken in haste. Making masks mandatory is not harmful for any business or community. But curbs are," said Khandelwal.
Epidemiologist and consultant with New Delhi Municipal Council, Dr.PK Sharma said masks must be worn in crowded spots.
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